Remo La Valle
1891–1917 (age 26)
Biography
Remo La Valle (1891–1917) was an aircraft pilot whose career coincided with the early development of aviation and its military applications. Born in 1891, he was part of the pioneering generation of aviators who flew during the First World War, when aircraft were still relatively new instruments of warfare.
La Valle's service as a pilot ended with his death in 1917, during the final year of the Great War. He was interred at Campo Verano in Rome, reflecting the respect accorded to those who served in the emerging field of military aviation. His memory endures as part of aviation history and the broader record of the First World War.